Dreaming of France Meme ---- Rouen and design.

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Share with the rest of us your passion for France.

Did you read a good book set in France?

See a movie? Take a photo in France? Have an adventure?

 Eat a fabulous meal or even just a pastry?

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Maybe we can all satisfy our yearnings for France,

until we get there again.

 

I am always fascinated with these houses ,, they remind me of the Alsace.

The Leaning house of Rouen

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So much more to see in Rouen ......

It seems to me that everyone would like to go to Rouen...

Either on a return trip or for the first time...

 

Wouldn't it be fun to do a trip there ...

Well I think so ..

 

On one of our walks

we went to the

 

Notre dame catheral

Please click on this first photo, and then you will see
them all , more clearly .♥

 

 

we couldn't get in on this day

(so more to come)

 

 

We took a stroll around the back

 

 

 

 

and found a little gathering

and a band playing ..

 

 

 

 

lots more to see, Enjoy. ♥♥♥ 

The Tour Jeanne d'Arc - Rouen ... June 2011

The Tour Jeanne d'Arc (Joan of Arc Tower) is the last trace of a castle which was demolished at the end of the 16th century. Built at the beginning of the 13th century by Philippe Auguste, it was in this dungeon-tower in Rouen that Jeanne d'Arc (Joan of Arc) was imprisoned and threatened with torture in 1430. Her trial had been committed to the castle.

Sorry I have not really written much , but I am sure the pictures speak volumes!!

Sweet Treats of Rouen .......

We have Sweet/Chocolate shops in England

BUT

they never look as good as those in France ...

Above right (the one with the apple on top of the box) is

Le cadran du Gros Horloge

or the Gros Horloge chocolate clockface  ....

The Gros Horloge is Rouen’s signature monument and these chocolates do it justice – inside the rich outer casing of chocolate is a melt in the mouth apple and calvados.



Les larmes de Jeanne d’Arc

Honoring one of the most iconic characters in the history of Rouen,

Tears of Joan of Arc are the best-selling specialties of the city.

Its oval shape gave its name to the toasted almond, caramel and

enrobed in dark chocolate.

Its cocoa ganache cover will delight all gourmands!

 Just look at these tools and the Formula 1 Car ....

Had to put this in :-)

Delightful restaurant in Rouen .....June 2011

After Leesa and I checked in to our hotel,

we ventured out for a meal and a walk.

 

We went to

Tavalo Calda Bistrot

a delightful

little Italian place.

I cannot find a menu online,
but I can guarantee it was DELICIOUS..

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Please click on first photo to enlarge......

 What could be better .....

Eating Italian

 



In France!!!!

 



Rue du Gros Horloge – Rouen

This 420 metre long street is famously known for the astronomical clock (the “Gros Horloge”).

       

The pride of the people , it is  laid on a Renaissance arch which has spanned the historic street since 1527. The clock lies roughly equal distances  between the Place du Vieux Marché and the cathedral.

The Gros Horloge itself dates back to the 16th century and its movement from 1389.

 

The  next three photo are taken

under the arch that the clock is laid on ..

 

Dedicated to Ludovico XV (Louis XV) in 1732

There is a lot to see in Rouen, a great place to visit .

A weekend AWAY from Paris – Rouen

I was in Paris for a week

and Leesa thought it would be

good to go and see somewhere else.

I had seen all my other friends that

week, Karin, Barbara, Dawn, Jennifer and Brigitte,

had two fabulous get-together

SO ON

June 10th 2011

Leesa and I went to

Rouen for my birthday.

She found a fab little place to stay for us, and

we took the train up there.

We are going to start with

Pont Boieldieu

 

The above are busts of famous explorers, these are on either side of the bridge

along the footpaths.

Rouen is on the Seine, about 100 kms north west of Paris. It is the main city of Haute Normandie (Upper Normandy) and of Seine-Maritime. The site has been around for hundreds of years, and was, for a very long time, the second city of France. It is also the  last point on the Seine that can be bridged, which made it an important city for shipping and commerce.

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